Through the years there has been an ongoing struggle for funds to maintain and renovate the Norgoma. On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, City Council addressed the issue again. They were looking at relocating the ship. Councillors Susan Myers and Sandra Hollingsworth spoke in defence of the Norgoma after Mathew Shoemaker and Rick Niro spoke about "removing the eyesore M.S. Norgoma from the Bondar Marina". Click on "Councillors Spar Over Norgoma" to read the article in the Sault Star by Elaine Della-Mattia.